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A woman has told how she was allegedly raped on the back seat of a car after asking two men for a lift home from a city centre while drunk.

The woman had been out eating and drinking with friends on a night out in Newcastle when she became separated from her male friend.

Her phone battery was dead and she was desperate to get home so when she saw a silver car parked outside a takeaway, she thought it was an unlicensed taxi and asked for a lift, Newcastle Crown Court heard.

Syed Ahmed, pictured, and Najirul Miah are accused of raping the woman after pretending they would drop her home for some money (Picture: North News & Pictures)

Prosecutors say driver Syed Ahmed and passenger Najirul Miah had parked up in the dead of night ‘in order to target drunk and vulnerable women’.

It is alleged they agreed to give her a lift for money but then raped her and dumped her at the roadside. Both men deny rape and false imprisonment charges.